differential

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dif·fe·ren·tial1 /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃəl◂/ noun [countableC]

1 DIFFERENT formal a difference between things, especially between the wages of people doing different types of jobs in the same industry or profession 差别；〔尤指同行业不同工作之间的〕工资级差

pay/wage/salary differential 工资差别

2. TEM technical a differential gear 差速器，差动齿轮

Examples from the Corpus

differential• Incomes policies eroded differentials, and trade union action was limited by long-term contracts.• In this case pay differentials and inequality in society would be unaltered.• At issue is a vast pay differential.• Another major problem can arise in house price differentials.• However, between grade categories there were striking differentials in income and other measures of socioeconomic status.• Employees needed to know the wage differential and how that impacted unit labor costs.• For such workers, the wage differential precisely measures their willingness to pay for safety.• The wage differential between managers and workers is huge.

pay/wage/salary differential• That both sources of pay differential exist may come as no surprise, their relative size was not anticipated.• Estimates based on wage differentials are also reported in a study by Robert 5.• Employees needed to know the wage differential and how that impacted unit labor costs.• Furthermore, I don't think the pay differentials in Grades 4 and above properly reflect the job's responsibilities.• For such workers, the wage differential precisely measures their willingness to pay for safety.• Wages as such and therefore wage differentials do not exist in many kibbutzim.• At issue is a vast pay differential.

differential2 adjectiveadj

DIFFERENTbased on or depending on a difference 基于差别的，依差别而定的

differential rates of pay

工资级差

differential treatment of part-time and full-time staff

对兼职员工和全职员工的区别对待

Examples from the Corpus

differential• Saussure's starting point is, as we have seen, that signs in language are arbitrary and differential.• In order to achieve all this, Newton had to develop many mathematical techniques-in addition to differential calculus.• In fact, the information-processing mechanisms are designed for implementing the systems of differential equations associated with neural networks.• Differential pay will be given to teachers who oversee student club meetings.• Taylor called it the differential rate.• They conclude that differential rewards are functional for society, that they contribute to the maintenance and well-being of social systems.• Recombinant cDNA were analyzed by differential screening.

From Longman Business Dictionary

differentialdif·fe·ren·tial1 /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃəl◂/ noun [countableC]

the amount of difference that there is between two things

differential in

There is a severe differential in the quality of jobs between the north and south of the country.

→ duty differential → earnings differential → price differential

differentialdifferential2 adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

based on or depending on a difference between two things

The change in the exchange rate over a period will equal the differential inflation rates between the two countries.